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80's stuff
schooly d
epmd
bdp/krs-1
eric b and rakim
pe
although some of those may be 90s...
Mark B and Blade : thankyou Alex Rankin and Sprung!
def defiance
chubb rock
black sheep
bdp
big daddy kane
hijack.... going back a bit furthur..
doug e fresh.. all those electro albums.. anyone remember them?
was mostly listening to ragga mixtapes though...
got some 90's hip hop but 80's... hmm got some Public Enemy...
White Lines ?
hijack were pretty good for uk hip hop, yeah. as was blade (i have that double lp he did where he got people to 'buy' it before he recorded it, it's great stuff too).
i'm gonna dig out my boxes of old vinyl tonight now, thanks for the reminder!
more good stuff:
paris
kmd
leaders of the new school (busta rhymes's old band)
pete rock and cl smooth
gang starr
Africa Bambaataa
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Melle Mel
Kool Herc
Doug e Fresh & electros yep I remember those...:-)
Big Daddy Kane
Young Mc
Derek B
NWA
Public Enemy
Going to be on you tube all night now
mantronics
silver bullet
whoodini
silver bullet was nuts! i have that "bring forth the guillotine" record in my record box...
fact!
I saw KRS one last night in Edinburgh - he signed my Criminal Minded bootleg CD 8)
Strong Island by JVC Force, utterly brilliant track. Use to hear it all the time on pirate stations in London circa 89! Public Enemy as well (saw them twice in the 80's).
Also like the deckreca and most stiuff that was on ronin records from 90's, and the Egyptian Lover tracks from the 80's...
the sugarhill gang
kurtis blow
there was loads!
80's hiphip was whack.
Roots Manuva
mansonsoul - MemberMark B and Blade : thankyou Alex Rankin and Sprung!
Blade's my good buddy!!!!!!
Schoolly D (you gotta spell it right)
MANTRONIX
Lord Finesse
Percee P
Steady B
Run Dmc
Derick B
MC Shan
Roxanne Shante
Biz Markie
There's some 90's stuff mentioned above but never mind. all good stuff.
I remember the old electro tapes.Some good choons on them.Also maybe not everyone taste but I thought the beastie boys 1st album (licence to ill) was a cracker.
i like gangstarr, public enemy and silver bullet... 'Bring forth the gullitene'!
Slick Rick!
80's hiphip was whack.
Seriously you LOSE. Hip hop developed in the 80s and grew at an alarmimg rate. If you missed it, you don't really understand it. maybe you should stick with eminem?
Loved 80's Hip hop, but don't really have much time for most new stuff. Don't know if it's just nostalgia or that I get sick of hearing about sipping cristal or however you spell it.
There are tracks from public enemy, grandmaster flash etc that will probably be played another twenty years from now, there are very few classics coming up from the Nu skool.
BontyBuns, what is hiphip?
Fear of a Black Planet. One of those albums that I've bought twice in 20yrs. Good bass REALLY does that album justice. 😀
80`s were my era, Loved all the hip hop and electro , have all the electro albums still in the loft somewhere ?
As bjj.andy.w , loved the licensed to ill album from the beastie boys
Have loads of 80`s hip hop and electro on my mp3 player for when im out on the road bike ...
80`s equal .. good times
A tribe called quest!!!
Jurassic 5
Company Flow
Peanut Butter Wolf
Ugly Duckling
New Kingdom
just listened to "you're gonna get yours' on spotify-amazing reminder! Mantronix and Schoolly D too, Jurassic 5 are still regulars on my iPod, no-one can forget the electro albums either, often first exposure to Hip Hop from a wide variety of artists. are they on itunes? youtube has lots of music and videos-just found 'johnny the fox' not heard that for years! afrika bambaataa,damn i could go on...[url= http://www.streetsoundsmusic.co.uk/ ]electro![/url]
not 80's but a great track
the east flatbush project
Glad somebody mentioned ugly duckling, really want a meatshake now
De La Soul.
Bagstard - MemberLoved 80's Hip hop, but don't really have much time for most new stuff. Don't know if it's just nostalgia or that I get sick of hearing about sipping cristal or however you spell it.
There are tracks from public enemy, grandmaster flash etc that will probably be played another twenty years from now, there are very few classics coming up from the Nu skool.
fully backed.
King Bee, Sugar Bear..
Welcome to the Terrordome
Just about my all time favourite 8)
FOr proper HH
NWA
Public Enemey
Big Daddy Kane,
For smooth
De la soul
For dancey crossover
Fast Eddie and Tiree Cooper
😀
Ice T - Hunted child, I always loved anything with a bit of siren in it!
most stuff on Tuffcity
ultra mag
P>E
Steady b etc
marly marl etc
derek B. RIP..1st uk rapper on T.O.P
philconsequence - MemberGlad somebody mentioned ugly duckling, really want a meatshake now
Did you mention Meeeeeeatshakes?
😛
uk:
braintax, foreign beggars, skinnyman, jehst
us:
cunninlynguists, Jedi Mind tricks, sabac, soul position, people under the stairs, ugly duckling, quasimoto, immortal technique
quite a 'mixed' taste in hip hop i think
Seriously you LOSE. Hip hop developed in the 80s and grew at an alarmimg rate. If you missed it, you don't really understand it.
I never rode a Klunker whilst wearing flared jeans. I don't really understand mountain biking.
Sorry. As you were 😳
De La Soul and The Pharcyde as well.
Timebomb - P.E, greatest hip-hop track ever.
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown, best album?
Jungle Brothers - Done by the forces of nature. Genius album from start to finish.
De La Soul - 3 ft etc. Under-rated since and derided as kids stuff. Big fail.
Tribe Called Quest - not 80s, but Low End Theory was their masterpiece. Best hip hop album ever?
Public Enemy. No further explanation required.
KRS One. Likewise.
And going off piste a little...
MC900ft Jesus?
No mention of Stetsasonic yet? 🙂
Love it
BDP
KRS 1
Hijak
3rd bass
De la soul
Ice T
2 live crew
Redhead Kingpin
Morris Minor and the Majors
WFT. No mention of Doom? Seriously?
Fat Lip
Pharcyde
BDP
Beastie Boys
Run DMC
Sage Francis
De la Soul
Tribe Called Quest
Gangstar
Sugar Hill Gang
Jurassic 5
to name but a few. I have to draw the line at Eminem and all the other bullS**t supposed Hiphop, thats made for white boys who think they are rebelious...
Dälek - Abandoned Language
Ultramagnetic MC's.
I shared a stage with them back in the late 80's!
Eminems career started in the 90's, how old do you think he is?
Cypress Hill.
Roots.
funnily enough been youtubing some of my old Electro tape favourites like mantronix, DJ Kool (let me clear my throat), doug e fresh and slick rick (the show) etc
Young MC.
Ayeet.
Gold Chains, not to be confused with Goldie looking chains.
Cypress hill
Big Daddy Kane
Public Enemy
What about Dre and Cube?
Pharoahe Monche
Dialated peoples
Outsidaz
edit, sorry not 80s. Good though
osteotomy
I'm not entirely sure that everyone posting has read and understood the original post..
Some of the acts being listed weren't even a twinkle in they mama's eye back in the day..
+1 for loads of stuff on here already.
At the moment though it's all about Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt.
sorry I misread the title, I thought it said favorite hip-op
Eric B and Rakim. Paid in Full.
Jay Z? 80's?
He can't even rap, which is a bit of a problem if you're a rapper.
no no no ... osteotomy were a fantastic nerdcore hip hop act from the early 90s based in Turkey.. they were very well recieved on the underground scene in Munich and Michigan.. one of their best numbers was 'talk about femoral head' a scathing attack on the embryonic rap industry of that time that people are so fond of confusing with hip hop in the present day..
+1 for 3rd Bass. Must go for a dig in the vinyl...